Matt Golden

Founder and Managing Partner · Golden Venture Partners

Content that sparkles! Golden Venture Partners founder tells you how he turns nuggets to diamonds for early stage mobile-focused startups

Venture Capital & Private Equity Early Stage Mobile-Focused Startups Entrepreneurship Mobile Technologies Digital Technologies

Raymond Gaddy

Gallery Director, Assistant Professor of Painting & Drawing · Georgia Southern University

Raymond Gaddy's work combines everyday experiences using a variety of different materials linked by threads.

Art History Printmaking Bookbinding Sewing Painting and Drawing

Alexandra Dunn

Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Dunn focuses on creating a supportive work environment and positive onboarding experience.

Management and Organizational Behavior Human Resource Management Onboarding, Recruitment, and Socialization Organizational Support Survey Response Quality

Mary Anne Amalaradjou, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor · University of Connecticut

Mary Anne Amalaradjou is a microbiologist with laboratory work focused on food safety and gut health

Inflammation Microbiome Gut Health Probiotics Food Safety

Chris Williams

Professor, Wildlife Ecology · University of Delaware

Prof. Williams serves as Director of the Waterfowl and Upland Gamebird Center.

Zoology Game Bird Ecology Wildlife Ecology Waterfowl Ecology Bird Populations and Habitats

Jared Britt

Director of Global Aviation Maintenance Training · Southern Utah University

Britt is driving change in aviation technician schools across the U.S. and recently passed a bill included in the FAA Reauthorization Act.

Flight Mechanics Commercial Aviation Flight School Operations Aircraft Maintenance Airworthiness

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow

Associate Professor of History and Public Policy · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Libby Sharrow examines the ways public policy has shaped understandings of gender, race, sexuality, disability and class in U.S. politics.

History of Title IX Politics of Sport Transgender Athletes Politics of Sex and Gender Public Policy and Disability

Laura Madokoro

Assistant Professor, History and Classical Studies · McGill University

Laura's research focuses on the history of race, refugees and religious and secular humanitarianism.

Refugee and Human Rights Issues Immigration Canadian History Archives Heritage

Angela Washko

Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Angela Washko is committed to telling complex and unconventional stories about the media we consume from unusual perspectives.

Documentary Film Performance Art Digital Works Mainstream Media Video Games

Candice Odgers

Professor Psychological Science · UC Irvine

Candice Odgers is a developmental psychologist who studies adolescents’ mental health and development.

Early Adversity Quantitative Psychology Social Inequality Technology and Young People Digital Inequality

Iglika Ivanova

Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - BC Office

Iglika Ivanova is Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher at the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Poverty Labour Economics Income Distribution Income Inequality Living Wage Policies

Kylo-Patrick Hart

Professor and Chair of Film, Television and Digital Media · Texas Christian University

Kylo-Patrick R. Hart teaches courses in film and television history, theory and criticism; film screenwriting; and queer media studies.

Masculinity and Sexual Orientation in Film and Entertainment Queer Media Studies Media Representations of HIV/AIDS Stardom Popular Culture

Molly Youngkin

Professor of English · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Nineteenth-Century British Literature Romantic and Victorian Literature Gender Studies and Narrative Theory

Chris Carder

Managing Partner · Kinetic Café

For Chris sky is the limit…as a result I believed that I could accomplish anything I put my mind to. "

Career Coaching Social Media Starting Your Own Business Entrepreneurship Mergers and Acquisitions

John Tartaglio

Owner · John Tartaglio Motivational Speaker

First and only person in history to run a marathon with no legs. John inspires audiences to overcome adversity.

Inspirational Overcoming Adversity Motivational

William Mougayar

Founder & CEO · Engagio

"They said what about me?" Manage your social network conversations and startup your entrepreneurial spirit with the Founder of Engagio

Entrepreneurship Startups Social Engagement Social Commenting Future of Social Web

Tai Goodwin

Owner and Collaborative Catalyst · Launchology 101

Purpose, Passion and Practical Action!

Entrepreneurship Social Media Women Small Business Social Networking

Rima Taher

Senior University Lecturer · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Taher focuses on structural technology, stability of structures, architectural cognizance and engineering standards

Hurricanes Structural Engineering Engineering & Technical Design Structural Design Engineering

Elise King, MID, M.A.

Assistant Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences | Interior Design · Baylor University

Elise King, MID, M.A., is an Assistant Professor in Interior Design at Baylor University.

Sleep and Creativity 19th and 20th Century Design History Community Engagement Interior Design Fundamentals of Interior Design

Donna Price

Speaker, Facilitator, Consultant, Team Builder · Compass Rose Consulting, LLC

Motivating, Inspiring -- Leadership With a Unique Approach